Steven O'Donnell (Australian actor)

Steven O'Donnell
Born Steven O'Donnell, III
5 December 1980 (1980-12-05) (age 31)
New Zealand
Occupation Television presenter
Known for Good Game, Midnight Zoo
Website
http://stevenodonnell.com/

Steven O'Donnell (born 5 December 1980) is a New Zealand-born naturalised, Australian television presenter and actor. He is best known as "Bajo", one of the presenters of the ABC video game review program Good Game. O'Donnell was born in New Zealand and grew up in Brisbane.[1]

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Career

Independent film

He completed his first lead role in an independent feature called Scratched (DigiSPAA film festival 2005) at the age of 20. He has since appeared in over 40 short films. After moving to Sydney in 2003, O'Donnell was cast in lead roles for the independent films Wango and Malloy and Suburban Boys.

In 2003, O'Donnell played a minor role as a lifeguard in the film Swimming Upstream.

In 2005, O'Donnell worked on the feature Almost with Salvatore Coco, Ada Nicodemou and Tony Barry. In 2006 Steven worked on the feature Schooner of Blood.

Television

He hosted a live interactive quiz show on Seven Network, Midnight Zoo, in 2006.

He now works with the ABC in Sydney, writing for and co-hosting with Stephanie Bendixsen a gaming show called Good Game on ABC 2 and its children's version 'Good Game: Spawn Point' on ABC 3. For this show, he goes by the alias "Bajo". O'Donnell also contributes to the ABC's Radio Australia Program, Tech Stream with Ryan Egan and talks about gaming. He has also appeared in an Australian web series called Sharehouse Zombie Apocalypse, launched in April 2009. In December 2009, Steven has co-written the book, The Good Game Gamers' Guide to Good Gaming. In 2010, O'Donnell appeared briefly in the Australian television show, Review with Myles Barlow.

Credits

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2003 Undead Featured zombie
Swimming Upstream Lifeguard
2004 Suburban Boys Bob Independent film
2005 Scratched Donald Independent film
2006 Wango and Malloy Angus Independent film
2007 Almost William Independent film
Untitled/The Trees Boyd / Narrator Short film
The Catalpa Rescue John Boyle O'Reilly uncredited
2009 Slaughtered Jack

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 headLand Student D Series 1, Episode 23
2006 Midnight Zoo Himself Presenter
Stepfather of the Bride Andre Television movie
2007–present Good Game Himself Presenter, Producer
2010 Review with Myles Barlow Himself Series 2, Episode 2
2010 – Present Good Game: Spawn Point Himself Presenter

References

  1. ^ Bajo, Good Game (ABC2).

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